Advanced Rhythm
This group of four notes with a double beam equals one beat in 4/4 time.
What are Sixteenth Notes?
This term means to gradually get slower.
What is Ritardando?
This scale is made up entirely of half steps.
What is the Chromatic Scale?
If you are playing "Sharp," it means your pitch is too ______?
What is High?
This symbol tells you to go back to the Sign (S with a line/dots).
What is Dal Segno (or D.S.)?
A dot adds this much value to a note.
What is Half of the note's original value?
This term means to play short and separated.
What is Staccato?
This is the order of the first 4 flats in a key signature.
What is B, E, A, D?
Generally, if your instrument is physically cold, it will play this way.
What is Flat?
A line placed over or under a note telling you to hold it for its full value (or lean on it slightly).
What is a Tenuto mark?
This time signature has a "C" with a vertical line through it; it means 2/2 time.
What is Cut Time (or Alla Breve)?
This term means to play smooth and connected.
What is Legato?
Two notes that sound the same but are spelled differently (like F# and Gb) are called this.
What are Enharmonics?
If you are playing Sharp, you generally need to do this to your tuning slide/barrel.
What is Pull Out (or Lengthen the instrument)?
This articulation looks like a small rooftop (^) and means to play the note short and heavy.
What is a Marcato?
In 6/8 time, this note value receives the beat.
What is the Eighth Note?
Defined as "suddenly," this word is often paired with a dynamic (e.g., s, f, or p).
What is Subito?
Identify the key signature: It has 3 Flats (Bb, Eb, Ab).
What is Concert Eb Major?
When balancing the band, the melody should always be louder than this.
What is the Accompaniment (or Harmony/Background)?
This word means "The Same," telling you to continue playing in the same style as before.
What is Simile?
This rhythmic term describes emphasizing the "off-beat" or weak beat (like the 'and' of the beat).
What is Syncopation?
This term, often seen at the end of a piece, means "To the Coda."
What is Al Coda?
If you are in a minor key, you lower the 3rd note of the scale a half step to change it to this mode.
What is Major?
When two musicians play slightly out of tune with each other, it creates these "wobbly" sound waves.
What are Beats (or Acoustical Beats)?
This symbol tells everyone to stop playing abruptly (a sudden silence), usually followed by a new section.
What is a Caesura (or Railroad Tracks)?